“Traditional” Democrat Holly Taylor Coolman challenging Marcia Ranglin-Vassell in House District 5
January 19, 2020

“Traditional” Democrat Holly Taylor Coolman challenging Marcia Ranglin-Vassell in House District 5

Providence College theology professor Holly Taylor Coolman is launching a primary challenge against first time incumbent candidate...

Week three of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on the war economy
March 2, 2020

Week three of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on the war economy

Week three of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival took on...

Privatizing Providence Water will hurt Rhode Island ratepayers, imperil crucial resource
May 30, 2018

Privatizing Providence Water will hurt Rhode Island ratepayers, imperil crucial resource

To protect ratepayers, safeguard a critical public resource and maintain public accountability, the Rhode Island General Assembly...

Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus condemns separating immigrant families at the border
May 28, 2018

Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus condemns separating immigrant families at the border

The Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus issued the following statement Monday about the Trump administration’s decision...

Refugee Dream Center distributes Ramadan food boxes to Muslim refugees
May 26, 2018

Refugee Dream Center distributes Ramadan food boxes to Muslim refugees

With the support of Islamic Relief USA, the Refugee Dream Center distributed Ramadan Food Boxes to families...

Striking DHL workers in Pawtucket hit four-week mark
May 25, 2018

Striking DHL workers in Pawtucket hit four-week mark

It has now been four weeks that DHLNH workers in Pawtucket, seeking better pay and affordable health...

Endorsed by newly minted Senator Cano, Karen Alzate announces run for House District 60
January 19, 2020

Endorsed by newly minted Senator Cano, Karen Alzate announces run for House District 60

Pawtucket resident Karen Alzate today declared her candidacy for State Representative District 60. “I am running for...

Veterans speak out against United States military interventions
February 27, 2020

Veterans speak out against United States military interventions

The Rhode Island Anti-War Committee (RIAC) hosted a program at the Rochambeau Public Library in Providence Thursday...

Democratic Platform Committee meeting grapples with party divisions in South Kingstown
October 31, 2019

Democratic Platform Committee meeting grapples with party divisions in South Kingstown

The fourth public meeting of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Platform Committee was held in South...

We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student
January 19, 2020

We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student

“Students, including myself, don’t feel safe around police officers because they carry guns and I have to...

Three arrested outside Morgan Stanley shareholder meeting in New York in direct action organized by The FANG Collective
March 2, 2020

Three arrested outside Morgan Stanley shareholder meeting in New York in direct action organized by The FANG Collective

Early this morning a group of activists disrupted Morgan Stanley‘s annual shareholder meeting by blocking vehicle access...

State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored
October 31, 2019

State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored

Well over a thousand people with disabilities, their family members, friends, and direct care workers crowded into...

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay
October 31, 2019

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with The Woman Project and RI NOW (Rhode Island National Organization...

EPI releases report highlighting positive impact of Medicaid for Rhode Islanders and the economy
October 31, 2019

EPI releases report highlighting positive impact of Medicaid for Rhode Islanders and the economy

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) previewed its latest report today at a press conference at the Rhode...

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally
March 2, 2020

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally

“When ECRI speaks, we speak as the united voice of the environmental community in the state,” said...

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